Guest Blog Posts

Kate Bissett, author of this week's guest blog, looks after a collection of One Off Places in Andalucia, Spain.  Ranging from little mountain cottages and garden apartments, to stylish villas and village houses, she can offer something for everyone.  Kate is also very knowledgeable about the area, and knows 'all things Estepona', hence this blog post, which is sure to inspire you to visit this lovely part of Spain.

This week's guest blog post is from Lucy Crane, owner of the glorious El Olivar, a stylish four bedroom villa in Andalucia, Spain.

Think of inland Andalucía and images of geranium-filled, white-washed villages baking in the summer heat spring to mind. But once the summer heat has faded and the autumn fiestas are over, the Serranía de Ronda offers the smart traveller a tranquil world of wild beauty, incredible culture and unforgettable gastronomy.

Vanessa Hawes is the owner of two fabulous One Off Places in Campania, Italy.  Read her story about her discovery of Italy's Cilento region.  If it doesn't make you want to jump on a plane right now, then nothing will!

Eleven years ago we hitched up the caravan, bundled in the german pointer and set off to warmer climes from Le Marche. We headed south to the beautiful region of the Cilento.  Sitting in a little bar in Santa Maria di Castellabate watching the sea crash over the rocks one late September evening we decided it can't get better than this. 

Nobody wants a stressful start to their holiday! But unfortunately this can happen, there’s so much to organise and plan before you go away you can often forget vital elements to your trip. This in turn ends up costing you WAY more money than it should do.

One the fab things about Suffolk (I’m an outsider) is that the pace of life seems to be very relaxed, so our guests seem to adopt that approach when they're out and about too. And what better place to do this than, in my opinion, along the most beautiful river in Suffolk? I’ve been up and down most of them and the Deben is my favourite. There are other wonderful rivers in our county, all with stunning scenery and of course, great pubs, but the Deben is the one that I enjoy the most.